Gone: a novel by Lisa Gardner

Moderately interesting kidnapping thriller*** January 1,2007


In this thriller, Rainie Connor, a recovering alcoholic PI with a painful past,is kidnapped from her parked car one night in coastal Oregon. The key players converge on the town of Bakersville to solve the mystery of her disappearance: Rainie's husband, Quincy, a semiretired FBI profiler whose distress over Rainie's abduction undercuts his knowledge of and experience with kidnappers; Quincy's daughter, Kimberley, a rising star in the FBI who flies in from Atlanta; Oregon State Police Sgt. Det. Carlton Kincaid; local sheriff Shelly Atkins; and abrasive federal agent Candi Rodriguez, who specializes in hostage negotiation. This novel is moderately interesting. The plotting is okay but the storyline is reminiscent of many others.